Parents need to know that this show is meant for mature audiences, not because of the language or any type of sexual overtones, but because the dialogue and plots are very intricate. But for a smart high school kid, especially one with an interest in social studies or political science, this show could be a slam dunk. Furthermore, the regular characters are all inspirational role models who work hard to make the U.S. a better place.

Season 6 Episode 20:

In God We Trust

Season 6 Episode 19:

Ninety Miles Away

President Bartlet must decide whether to continue secret talks with Cuba's ailing dictator and lift an antiquated embargo or to yield to bipartisan political pressure and reaffirm the 40-year-old sanctions.

Drought Conditions

Season 6 Episode 15:

Freedonia

Five days before the New Hampshire primary, Josh is desperate to get his candidate into the local newspaper's debate; Santos hires Josh's ex-girlfriend Amy Gardner as an adviser, leading Josh to clash with both of them over the listless campaign.

Season 6 Episode 14:

The Wake Up Call

Bartlet confers with Lord John Marbury (Roger Rees) after an Iranian fighter jet shoots down a British passenger plane; Toby and a legal professor (Christopher Lloyd) try to hammer out a new democratic constitution with representatives of Belarus.

Season 6 Episode 13:

King Corn

The Iowa Corn Grower's Expo becomes a staging ground for the Democratic candidates hoping to follow Bartlet, as Russell, Santos and Vinick give speeches at the event, making the differences between them very clear.

Season 6 Episode 11:

Opposition Research

Season 6 Episode 10:

Faith-Based Initiative

The Internet press runs a story questioning C.J.'s sexual orientation; the effects of the president's MS become more pronounced; Santos announces his intent to run for president if Josh will manage the campaign.

Season 6 Episode 8:

In the Room

Penn & Teller burn a U.S. flag in the White House at a Bartlet family birthday celebration, touching off a publicity nightmare; aboard Air Force One, the president has a debilitating episode caused by the MS.

Season 6 Episode 7:

A Change Is Gonna Come

Season 6 Episode 6:

The Dover Test

The White House struggles to contain the story when American soldiers are killed in an attack on the U.S. peacekeeping compound; Congressman Santos attaches his Patients Bill of Rights to a piece of GOP legislation.

Season 6 Episode 5:

The Hubbert Peak

Season 6 Episode 4:

Liftoff

An emissary from the Republic of Georgia walks into the White House and offers weapons-grade plutonium; Josh tries to drum up support for the tax cut proposal and meets an enigmatic congressman from Texas (Jimmy Smits).

Season 6 Episode 1:

NSF Thurmont

In the aftermath of the Gaza attack, Bartlet proposes peace talks instead of military action even as he enters into a risky negotiation to have the terrorist leader responsible for the attack delivered into U.S. custody.

Season 5 Episode 18:

Access

Season 5 Episode 17:

The Supremes

President Bartlet faces a political minefield when seeking to replace a deceased Supreme Court justice; Josh proffers a liberal judicial nominee (Glenn Close), while the president meets with a bright, conservative judge (William Fichtner).

Season 5 Episode 16:

Eppur Si Muove

A rival congresswoman uses Bartlet's daughter (Nina Siemaszko) to suggest a conflict of interest with funding of a medical study; the first lady does a public service announcement with the Muppets from "Sesame Street."

Season 5 Episode 15:

Full Disclosure

Former Vice President Hoynes (Tim Matheson) plans to write a tell-all book about the Bartlet White House; Josh deals with school vouchers and the closing of a military base; Toby parleys with trade-union bosses.

Season 5 Episode 14:

An Khe

The president dispatches a Navy SEAL team to retrieve five pilots shot down by North Korean planes, prompting Leo to remember his experience as a downed pilot; C.J. spars with a conservative talk-show host (Jay Mohr).

Season 5 Episode 13:

The Warfare of Genghis Khan

An unknown nation detonates a nuclear device over the Indian Ocean; Josh reconsiders the merit of space exploration; a talk-show host maligns C.J.; Will insinuates to the vice president that he is thought of as a buffoon.

Season 5 Episode 10:

The Stormy Present

En route to a funeral, Bartlet discusses the burdens of office with a former president (James Cromwell) and the House speaker (John Goodman); a congresswoman demands the return of her state's Bill of Rights, stolen by a Union soldier.

Season 5 Episode 9:

Abu El Banat

News of relief workers jailed in northern Sudan oppresses the holiday spirit at the tree-lighting ceremony; the president welcomes his three daughters; Toby tries to keep the administration out of a debate over doctor-assisted suicide.

Season 5 Episode 8:

Shutdown

The president engages in a war of wills with the House speaker (Steven Culp), resulting in a government shutdown; Bartlet seeks to end the fiscal crisis by challenging Republicans in the halls of the Capitol.

Season 5 Episode 6:

Disaster Relief

Bartlet flies to Oklahoma to lend support to tornado victims, while Leo contends with crises that need the president's immediate attention; Josh lands in the dog house after a miscalculation costs the Democrats dearly.

Season 5 Episode 5:

Constituency of One

Josh skirmishes with a conservative senator (Tom Skerritt) over a backlog of military promotions; the new vice president (Gary Cole) makes a flattering offer to Will; CJ's unscripted statements anger Leo.

Season 5 Episode 4:

Han

A North Korean pianist slips President Bartlet a message saying he wants to defect; a backdoor campaign seeks approval for the vice president (Gary Cole), but there is one holdout; Donna gives her aunt and uncle a tour.

Season 5 Episode 1:

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The search continues for the president's abducted daughter; the administration weighs launching a pre-emptive military strike; news breaks about Bartlet's approval for the assassination of a terrorist leader.

Season 4 Episode 23:

Twenty-Five

Season 4 Episode 22:

Commencement

The president works on a speech to give at Zoey's graduation; several suspected terrorists disappear; Charlie decides whether to follow through a romantic promise he made to Zoey when they were dating.

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Season 3 Episode 18:

Enemies Foreign and Domestic

A summit between Bartlet and the Russian president is threatened when satellite photos link Russia to a nuclear-bomb facility in Iran; Bartlet assigns the Secret Service to protect C.J. when public statements prompt death threats from a stalker.

Season 3 Episode 17:

Stirred

When a uranium-bearing rig crashes in an Idaho tunnel, the White House scrambles to assess the potential crisis; election strategists mull dropping Vice President Hoynes (Tim Matheson) from the Democratic ticket.

Season 3 Episode 16:

The U.S. Poet Laureate

Season 3 Episode 15:

Dead Irish Writers

The White House celebrates the first lady's birthday on the eve of her possibly losing her medical license; a British ambassador (Roger Rees) argues against the president's meeting with an Irish terrorist.

Season 1 Episode 1:

Pilot

Special:

Documentary Special

The cast celebrates real people who have served in the White House; clips highlight the series' first three seasons; interviews with David Gergen, Dee Dee Myers, Henry Kissinger, Leon Panetta, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton.